Category: Editorial

In a paper published online on October 29th in the Chinese Science Bulletin, a research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences described a new bird species from the Sihedang locality in northeastern China. This locality has yielded a large number of birds, all of a […]

Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer (12 January 1930 – 3 March 2014) It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer, Pretoria, South Africa – a prominent veterinary scientist, a creative mind and a good friend; you will remember: he was the author of our last Editorial, the linguistic analysis of the […]

Several European languages (e.g. German, French, Italian) use the word “nandu” for the greater rhea (Rhea americana), the South American cousin of the African ostrich. Download PDF Author: F.W. Huchzermeyer

Legislative bodies will need to rule whether treatment is legal for a supposed food-producing animal and whether it contravenes the spirit, if not the letter, of doping regulations. Download PDF Author: Tom A.E. Stout

The perceived and actual risk of infectious disease, whether zoonotic or not, has occupied centre stage during the last few years, from BSE to Classical Swine Fever to the current outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease. Download PDF Author: Marian C. Horzinek